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Originally Posted by MarkJ  In Egypt at night in taxis they drive with the headlights off!... |
In Japan they turn off the headlights and leave just the running lights on when stopped at traffic lights. This is supposed to make it easier on the eyes for drivers of cars passing and historically was because of weak batteries that would run down when idling. Drivers often forget to turn on their lights when starting, so the common signal is to turn off your lights momentarily (they are so polite in Japan, in Germany you'd blast 'em with 8,000,000 lumens from high-beams & foglights
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